Running effective meetings

Live training overview

A practical session to address the recurring problems with meetings. They take too long and they don’t produce results. A course to transform the way you plan, run and follow-up your meetings.

Content

Specific criteria for your meetings

• Key qualities including clarity, brevity and actions

Do you need to meet?

• How to identify when a meeting is not needed or appropriate

Ground Rules

• Eradicate some of the common irritants and barriers before you start

Objectives & Structure

• “If you don’t know where you’re going you will probably end up somewhere else…” The Peter Principle
• How to draw up the agenda

Who’s in charge?

• The role of the Chair

Decision making

• How are decisions made?
• Ways to make the process smoother and more effective

Dealing with the difficult stuff

• Issues, people, discord

Client meetings, pitches and tenders

• Creating impact in your presentations
• Practical tools for hitting the right note

Review

• Tips for busy lawyers

Outcomes

As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:

• identify clearly what is not working
• use practical techniques to put things right
• prepare an effective agenda
• run a productive meeting
• deliver appropriate minutes on a timely basis
• hold meetings that result in actions

Duration & Dates

1 – 3 hours